20200506Order_No_34663.pdf

ORDER NO. 34663 1
Office of the Secretary
Service Date
May 6, 2020

BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

IN THE MATTER OF THE FORMAL
COMPLAINT OF BLACK MESA ENERGY,
LLC TO ESTABLISH A LEGALLY
ENFORCEABLE OBLIGATION
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CASE NO. IPC-E-20-17

ORDER NO. 34663

On March 17, 2020, Black Mesa Energy, LLC (“Black Mesa”) filed a formal complaint
against Idaho Power Company (“Idaho Power” or “Company”) seeking a Commission
determination that Black Mesa has established two legally enforceable obligations with Idaho
Power; one for Black Mesa 1 and one for Black Mesa 2, each a qualifying facility under the Public
Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (“PURPA”).
On April 23, 2020, the Company filed an Answer and Motion to Dismiss.
Subsequently, on April 28, 2020, Black Mesa moved the Commission under Rule 57.03 to extend
Black Mesa’s deadline to answer the Company’s Motion to Dismiss from May 7, 2020 to May 15,
2020. The grounds for Black Mesa’s motion are: (1) the complexity of the case; and (2) difficulties
related to COVID-19. Black Mesa represented that the Company had no objection to the extension.
See Black Mesa’s Motion to Extend Time. Additionally, Commission Staff filed a Notice of Non-
Opposition to Request for Extension of Time.
Black Mesa’s Motion to Extend Time came before the Commission at the
Commission’s May 5, 2020 meeting. Having reviewed Black Mesa’s unopposed Motion to Extend
Time, the Commission finds good cause to grant the requested extension.
O R D E R
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Black Mesa’s deadline to file its Answer to Idaho
Power’s Motion to Dismiss is extended from May 7, 2020, until May 15, 2020.

ORDER NO. 34663 2
DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho this 6th
day of May 2020.

PAUL KJELLANDER, PRESIDENT

KRISTINE RAPER, COMMISSIONER

ERIC ANDERSON, COMMISSIONER

ATTEST:

Diane M. Hanian
Commission Secretary

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